A Mid 19thC Naïve Scottish School Portrait Miniature on Card; Martha Howard 1848 sub-Curios The mirror swings freely and

The mirror swings freely and she can be pivoted to the desired angle

The original plate glass is nicely foxed with good spreads to the whole plate

presented in contemporary frames

the face shaded in the typical Quisto fashion with exaggerated blush

he was a talented artist in his own right

A Mid 19thC Naïve Scottish School Portrait Miniature on Card; Martha Howard 1848 sub-Curios The mirror swings freely andOrigin: Scottish Period: Early Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1848 Width: 6 Height: 7. 5 Depth: 1 The rather unusual mid nineteenth century nave Scottish portrait miniature crafted in watercolours and pen and ink on card; showing a lady in profile inscribed beneath in contemporary hand "Martha Howard Taken Dec 1848", the sitter shown in crisp profile, her hair arranged in side ringlets and a back knot, and wearing a vividly rendered red tartan